756 FNUS54 KMAF 281928 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 128 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... Minimum RHs fall below 15% for most locations (except perhaps the easternmost parts of the area) through next week. Meanwhile, fuels remain dry across the region, and near-record warmth is expected this weekend as well (and above normal temperatures continue through next week). Despite these factors, generally lighter winds will help limit fire weather concerns though the fire danger will be elevated. Winds start to become breezier across the area by Tuesday. There is a chance for scattered showers in the Permian Basin by the middle of next week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-011100- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1228 PM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 45 (-5) 85 (+6) 46 84 RH % (24h trend) 35 (+9) 8 (-2) 34 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 W 5 W 10 W 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 SW 10 W 8 SW 13 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 20 21 26 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7370 8150 Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 SW 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140030 211900 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 2 2 5 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ117-011100- Chaves Plains- 1228 PM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 42 (-4) 87 (+5) 43 86 RH % (24h trend) 58 (+24) 10 (0) 68 10 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6 NE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 NE 5 S 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 21 21 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6900 6560 Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 S 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 96600 111520 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 2 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-011100- Eddy Plains- 1228 PM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-2) 89 (+5) 48 89 RH % (24h trend) 57 (+22) 10 (-1) 63 9 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 N 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 S 6 S 6 S 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 19 15 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4950 7730 Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 69300 162330 Vent Category Good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 3 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-011100- Lea- 1228 PM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 43 (-5) 87 (+3) 45 87 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+35) 12 (+3) 88 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 E 5 S 6 E 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 SW 7 SE 6 S 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 18 14 24 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6300 7500 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81900 120000 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 1 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-011100- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 128 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 /1228 PM MST Sat Feb 28 2026/ Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-2) 83 (+7) 53 83 RH % (24h trend) 29 (+6) 9 (-4) 25 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 SW 8 W 15 SW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 W 18 W 11 SW 14 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 23 21 25 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5450 7710 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 119900 177330 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 5 4 4 RFTI Category Nil Critical Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-011100- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 128 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-3) 92 (+5) 51 93 RH % (24h trend) 65 (+23) 8 (-3) 59 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var NW 7 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 NW 5 S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 21 18 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8410 8850 Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 SW 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 134560 150450 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 1 0 1 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-011100- Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving- Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos- Terrell-Reeves County Plains- Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews, Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Mentone, Kermit, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Monahans, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, Sanderson, and Pecos 128 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 50 (-3) 90 (+3) 51 89 RH % (24h trend) 94 (+18) 14 (0) 97 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 SE 7 S 9 SE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 S 9 S 8 S 10 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 18 21 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5680 7080 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 90880 120360 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$